Group Discussions
End Joints
Interesting youtube look at whether or not end joints are the weakest.
@Matt Berg started 5 years ago - replies: 4
String Gauge and Intonation
Hello all. Am I correct in assuming that the reason for compensating bridges is due to the thickness of the strings? Should I compensate the bridge...
@Nate started 5 years ago - replies: 5
Tips on playing fast
I’m learning Whiskey Before Breakfast to play with my family. My dad expects to play in “fiddle speed” which seems to be around 150 bpm. Being...
@traildad started 5 years ago - replies: 15
Solid Body Bass Dulcimer
We are back in Covid lock down in Auckland, New Zealand and building the above gave me a project to tackle. Built from a kauri floor joist,...
@Hobbyhorse started 5 years ago - replies: 5
Building the Celtic Strum
The strum stick, or stick dulcimer, is the kissing cousin of the mountain dulcimer. I have been thinking of building one for some time. I...
@tukanu started 5 years ago - replies: 14
My Frisian Hummel
Hello everybody, when I visited my parents (they live in East Frisia near the town of Norden) some weeks ago I bought an eight-stringed frisian...
@jost started 5 years ago - replies: 6
3D Printing Dulcimers
The following is the latest blog posting from my website for anyone interested in 3D Printing a dulcimer. It can be done and the...
@Bob Stephens started 5 years ago - replies: 11
Who makes the widest fretboards? 1.5" or wider?!
Hi everyone! Thanks for adding me to FOTMD. You could say I have very fat fingers when fretting, and improving technique and finger strength will...
@gail-a started 5 years ago - replies: 8
Just Finished No. 1
Hello friends! I just finished my first mountain dulcimer, made completely from scratch. I used a remnant of a curly maple gunstock blank (one...
@glp1958 started 5 years ago - replies: 11
Building the Virginia Hogfiddle Kit Videos
I don't make the Kits anymore but I wanted to share the Videos I made for the customers who bought the Kits. These are long, drawn out, boring...
@Mill Branch Dulcimores started 5 years ago - replies: 3